The Sun. — London, England, 1809-06-14 00:00:00

Factdourrr, Jut 1 t, 1806. E this day the Qi.:een Charlotte Packet, Capt. IVIoDoe, with Ma a from the-'Br zils ; left Rio de Janeiro on the 11th April: She sailed on the loth from thence, brit was recalled by 'signal to receive on board dis_ pitches from Sir SIDNEY &atilt, in reply to some • he had received that morning; which be finished on .board the packet. By accounts received at Rio Janeiro, from the GovernoratimaAey. state that the utmost hatred prevailed all-along the West Coast of South America towards the French ; and that the effigy of NAiopsokhad been burnt in every town and village • for 1000 miles in the interior, execrating at the lame titue hip perfidious treachery toulards their legal Soie'reign FERDINAND VII. A French Colonel; dis 7 guised as a Priest, bad been deteoled in taking sur. Veys and drawings of the country, sea-coast, and about 30 leagues 'to the southward of Rio de Janeiro, and conteyedto Prison. On the loth May,"'in '3. 34. lon. e?. 40. sPoke the No&'n packet from Foltneitith, with Alio arrived this day tbe Express packet, Captain idt.i.Octe, from New Yoik-and Halifax; left the fernier 'place oh May g, And 'the latter on 'IS. Oa 'day of her sailing, a schooner from tt—Vincent'S 'had arrived there in 76 days, and brought a Gaietie of that Island, of 'the toth of stating that intelligence had been received. :from Antigua, that Adthiral CocultAti had 'fallen in With two French Sail 5f the line, and driven 'then on shore- at Porto Rico, when to succeeded in' destroy lug them. It further stated, 'that the French pri soners were landed at Antigua. Sir J. B. Wartuitr, with titittad7on, and the. French frigate Juror!, French In% Calibre, and two Prenchichooners - (priAes), arrived at Halil.Tix on the 26th of May. . • - • • The Carteret pacitithact arrived at.l\Tel;v York. The - Mice cf gale's picket sailed frott lialifaic for New York on the May. , 4 , -• . Also arrived Yesterda y the s h ip Aveticy,t.;apt. • IiESTRIC, from Quebec, is 25 days, very leaky. This day the ship (American) fbrditia, Captain WATStiN from New fork she haviiig been otT this *port for three days has been- detained by the Hind cutter, Capt. AllArr,*onrior the Hottei. ing Act; and sent in the brig Holt, jA mEs CLARK, from NeW Jersey, for °alit; with rice, cotton, *7 days out, Arrived Majesty's brig Fickle, frls,ti C'taernse r, to wait for orders ; and hiaMajcsty's Ship liwnter from the Hist ward. Sailed yesterday, the 'sbip,Cliarinblir Kitty, Cap tain Groaoa MANNING, for Honduras. This day 'sailed, the ship Eurydice, Captain LE hiPTOS4 for Su . rinem ; the Princess enarktte packet, KURR, for Lisbon, will) mails ; the Huipy Return cutter, UMW, for Lisbon ; auci the Roe, LAD NOR ) for London. PLY MUTii, Jtl C 2 op 'die liaitour 'to refit, the Peacock sloop of war. Sailed his Majesty's Ship P lover, of 18 guns; on A cruize ; the Endeavour, hired armed . brig, with a Convoy to the Westward the Betsey, Htstior, for Portsmouth ; and the Friendshil), CG CF. fluin Ma cL:lra, for London.. • Arrived the Thomas,•SwAPEN, PR, Joseph and Mary,' MA S; and Rumbler, Ft)Z, ER from ' Neßth ; Tilizabeth, LAN.), from Liverpool ; and Lord Nelson, Howe, from Locltlon. PORTSMOUTH, Just ri..--Airived his Majesty's ship'Chrisaan VII. from Plymouth; alio his Ma jesty's ship Notarian from a . crni e ; and the licnry .Addington East Intli,:m3n from the Downs. YARMOUTH, JUNE 13.--Arrived this tilnraing II:s IVlalesty's brig Rolla from the Baltic, and landed Prussian Gentlemen, charged with dispatches. Sailed this morning ail havoc with convoy for Uellgoland. DRAL, Jumt 13.—Arrived the Beagle sloop of War, with about 50 sail of - merchantmen, from the Mediterranean j ‘ Smirn ; and 141 t 1 GN, from Jamaica+) Sparkler, BROWN, from Cadiz. Sailed the Clyde frigate on a &alio. CORN-ExcuaNGE, Juwa 14.--=-This day the sup 7 plies of Wheat are short, ands in consequence of some arrivals thereof, 'and Flour, at Liverpool,'from, America, causes . sales unusually heavy, and last prices are not supported, excepting for very fine; Barley, with Malt, are each cheaper ; White Pease fully at the late advance; Beans of the 11.vo kinds likewilp ; th e r e :Ire some further arrivals of Oats froth Holland and Lincolnshire, vihich causes .t his ,article to be lower ;' some prime fresh Flour rather exceeds our currency. Wheat - - 38 s a his a 845 ' tick Deans - -48 s a 54s Vina ditto . . it& a 9os Oats - - 545 A" 5 a 32$ 3tYe ... . . .. 40$ it 46: , Vol.Bl3l.(iittO , . - 35 b a j . i. rley . - -32. s a 4,5 rotaton ditto . —s a 39$ ... 21 ' 141 t - - . . flitiy a 75s Rape seed .- - 4 81 a 521 rt iiite Pease . - tl.s a' 13as Fine Hour . - 7 0 ,“ 71. trey ditto, . . 453 a 513 Cliccriids - e • 4i3 4 7 - DtArls • . . silt A G 43 HOUSE OF PEERS. I '•• TUESDAY, JUNE 13. • The further consideration of the claims in the Strafford Peerage was deferred till next Session. The LORD• CHANCELLOR gave notice, that he should, to-morrow or next day, submit some propo sitions to the -House respelling the claims to the Roxburgh -Peerage. Severkd Bills were .brought up from the Corn mons,; among others, the Bill fur preventing the 'sale of seats ire Parliament.' . The Bill was read a first time: and on the mo tion of Lord LIVERPOOL, it was ordered to be print ed, with an intimation, that the Bill be read a second time' to-morrow, for which. day their Lordships were summoned. Mr. R. Jackson was beard against the, Woollen Rill ; atter which the Bill-was read a tliirthirne and parsed. _ , SALE OF OFFICES. On the motion for the third reading of the Bill 'to preveut the Sale of Offices, &c. The Earl Of GabsvExott opposed the Bill. His. chief ObjeEtions to. the Bill were to the exceptions it. admitted in allowing the sale of commissions and offices, such :those of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners. The;iale of law offices, and also the sale of ,commissions In the army; which he 'consi dered as a very great evil, which the present Bill, by a kind of side wind,' wa's calculated to sinetion and establish. The Lori) CnANCELtd/t defended the principle of the Bill, and considered the obje4tions or the Noble Lord as. of no cdnsiderabie weight, 'The Band of Gentlemen Pensioners were of very ancient standing, originally intended to add to the dignity of the Crown; nor was there any improper induence conneeted with such &ices. As to the'otfices at the disposal of the Court of, Chancery, they aid° Weredispesed of in this manner fdt - a great length of time';. 'nor were any evil censecluetrces observed to result froM the sale of g thent. It was a pridice which was 'endured by such men as Lord Northing ton, Lord Cowpt.-r, Lord Hardwicke,, Lord Thor low, &c. men who` fleeted honour on the high situation whiCh they !tad . go eminently filled, and who certainly would not 11 'have connived at such. praetice if, it was found 'to 'he attended with mis chievous effeets. As to the sale *of todupiSsitMs in the army, he 'thought it a thing to be wished for _rather than ,deprecated ; for. it tended to cOnnea then of respectability with the areny, and afforded a pledge of, their attache ent to the interests and liber 'ties of their country. Lord REbBSDALK perfeelly coincided in the senti ments of his Noble and Learned Friend, and con telided that the sale of eominissions, under proper regulations, was rather beneficial to.the army than prejudicial. It prevented adVenturers from en grossing 'commissions, and ensured to the army men of rank, respeotability, and consideration'. .After a few words, in explanation, from Lord 0110SVENOW, the Bttl vvetz read. a third • time, and taiso,l. MANCHESTER WATER.WOAKS, Lord ily.snottouort reported frotzt,the Committee to whOni this Bill was again referred, and concluded with movitig, that the btandiug Orders of the House be stiipended with respect to it. TI motion Was warmly . . opposed by the Lord 'Chancellor, Lard Ellenborough, Lord Redesdale, Lord Wilton, Stc. tkc. • Supported by Lord Hard wiclve, Lord gesborough, and other Noble Lords ; after which a division took place— C9ntetit - . t 9 Non-Cootenti - . - - 10 Majority - - 9 Or She third ieadirift, the same objections 'were ie-stated aguins i t the 'Bill, but it r2ad a this'd time acid The Hou s e went iot' a' Come itik on the Bank .r•upta' Bilf, when several clauees were proposed and added to the Bill by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Redei dale. Tim report wa ordered to be received toquorrow. , --Adjournedm nine o'clock. HOUSIE OP COMMONS. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, A Nitigage. (rain the Lords annecnced their Lord• ships' assent tol'the Seamen's Wages, Irish An6tion buttes, and the Blacktriaro' Sunday 04 the motion tit Mr, NVILBERPORCE. the Order of the 1)1 for taking. into further consideration the keport of the Charitable Donations - Bill was read. fter . smite rent:trhy fvoin Mr. NVII.BRFORC2 2nd Mr. lioatg,att, the House went into a Committee on this Bill,—The report to be reeeivedto-morrow. Lord IlitstlitNO brought np the feiort on the Judges Salaries Bill, which was agreed to, and the MI or dered to be read a third tithe to-morrow. Lord BIN N iNG also brought up the report on the Scotch Judicature Bill, which Was agreed to; and, after some observations from Mr. Horner, Mr. Dun -4,14 Mr. Abercrombie, and the Chammilor of the Ekchequer, the Bill was read a third time and passed. Ntr. LrrTLEToN presented a petition from Na= thaniel Jekyll, iktte Captain of the .13( toot, ptaking that the House would take into Consideration the .censure passed opon him by a court Martial in • 1804, and his consequent dismissal 'ficini the ser vice, contrary to the Usage of the army, and grant him such relief as to them might settn fit. The •ground of Complaint Watt, that having brought Col. Stewart to a Court Mattisl on charges deemed fit volpus, he,had been dismissed, and refused a .Court on his own conduCt. Mr. RYDP.II opposed ,the receiving of this Peti. iion, and after a remark tin the nature of the Peti tion from the ,Speaker, that as complaining of -the dry fa& of a competent tribunal having pronounced a certain judgment, and not of any undue stretch of power, it was a, matter for the House to consider, whether they would encourage an appeal froth such. a tribunal, arid take the decision of such cases into their own hands. Mr. ABRUCROMBIE had been Counsel for Colonel Stewart on the Court Martial before which he was tried on the chargei alleged by Captain Jekyll, Which endcd in passing this censure on the Peti tiOner, and finM his recolledion of the case he was of opinion., that the Petition was of 'a nature not to received. • Mr. LYTTLETON wished the Peth ion to be brought tlp s and .ippotted the claims of tue:rcittitotici . that indulgent:u. ,to his argutnetitS,, and ALtpught the Petition inad. • HENMY Nil" - and Colonel DILLON also 51 - 4*.-. against .xeceiving. the Pet i t Sci S..Rosiflaa, a; the Petition complained of a .wrong, .and.the present question was not whether it should be discussed, but merely.that it should he re cei,ved, expressed ; his opinion with ; great diffidence,. that the Huse ought at least to heft,- what any per son had to say "oo the subjed of any grievance of which they complained. .„. "Cie SECRIITART at WAR bad the same oblation to the Petition 'being received that be would. have 4o any other stage of its progress. ' .. The House was air ready perfealy Possessed .of the subjett agitated in the Petition, and there could be as little hesitation in deciding on the tirstAtep As on the last, and at once rejeaing it. • After some fikrther remarks from Gen. PnipPs and Mr. Li-rri.sroN, the qu,i.stion. was put, and the House determined that the 'Petition should not be received. PUBLIC EXPENpiIuRE.‘ • • . _ . . Mr. WARI)LR gave notice tor Monday .of R mo tion for. a- Return spewing the amount of tlie An nual National Eipenditure. , This motion was con- Wiled with what bad formerly passed on the sub.; jet of introducing greater ectilionly in the manage ment of public business, by which, as be had tie quently stated, it was his that tt ,000,0001. might annually be saved. PROPERTY Or FOREIGNERS IN TIit.FUNDS. Mr. HOWORIII, in consequence of his notice, rode to call the attention of the House to this sub jeet. It was a question that would bear some dis-. cussion, whether it was politic to allow Foreigners to purchase Sfodtt at. all in our Funds ; but in his opinion there could be little hesitation in deciding, that if they were, allowed to purchase, they ought to be liable to the same taxes which were imposed on British sabje6ts. • Re considered the contrary policy as very inimical te'the revenue, as wall as the.com mercial interests of this'country, To the first, a tax productive of from 60 to 70,0001. a year was lost; and the latter was injured by the paytnent of all the interest of that stock in specie, instead of the menu factures of the country. For whom were we sub jeding ourselves to these inconveniences ? For per sons spending their money abroad in the territories of our enemies: It was indeed taxing this ;country to the amonnt of 70,0001. per annum tbr the service of these enemies. He then noticed the difference between Aliens residing in this country, who paid the tafq and foreigners residing abroad, who were exempted; and contended that this distinClion was improper. It was said that we ought not to destroy the confidence of foreigner's; he did not believe imposing this tax. would destroy that confidence,. particularly as the objeefof his present motion was not to come to an immediate decision, but merely to resolve, that Parliament would hereafter take the mutter into conitideratiert. He concluded by move ing a Resolution, that the lionse should, early in next Session, take into consideration the expetheney of d:seoreinuing, from the 6th April, pito, the , Clause in the 46th cietews. 111. reseeding the.ex-, emptions granted to Foreigners having bona ,fitle property in the English Funds, and net residing in this country. Mr. 13Att:NrG was, decidedly, of opinion, that an operation of the *And in view by the Hee. Gentle man who iiiirteleced this subject, would nut be be neficial to this country. It wunid be a violation of the national faith, .And imposing a tax on persons not liable to be taxed, and not tangible,, : but from t h e eir c enigteece of having, at a former period, lent their Money to the British Government. The ques tion was. one of good faith, atici.in this point' of view 00,0001 . . a year, was not to be considered. Sir T. TUTVRON supported the (notion. Mr. D. Gznnx opposed the proposition. Poreign ers had invested their property in our fends, on the understending that they were never to be taxed ; and as our faith was pledged to this, we could neither on principles of honey or justice depart from the pledge. M. Ik7LLaR, considering, how much we were presaid for taxes, could not see why foreigners, whose property was protected in this, the only safe country in the world, at a vast eXpence for fleets and armies, ShOuld not contribute their proportion of the expence of maintaining them. Foreigners inthis .country paid the tax, and so shoold those otat'of it. ...He had seeu a gooddeal in thereers about singers getting vast stuns of money from the public, bin he could not think this a. grievance like the other., If they could raise datlOi t a year on our curiosity and ear for tijasic—let thernwarble en: • Mr. HAWKIN3 BROW: Ni; COllfilOeTed its t ; tmposing this tax would be a breach of, public faith, and that even taxing thote who should hereafter purellase in our Funds would be impOlitie and unwise, He could only eousider For4igneri as liable to personal taxation. . Mr. BARING The CHANCELLOR of the Exc !Im/TM felt himself• bound to qeuie the Motion. Such a Resolution e 4 teas now moved, to nodes take a future considera nee of the subjeCt, would not he nindiog on the Houie, or a sufficient warning to, the Stockholder, end therefore it_e could sec no netessity for rioeti en tertdioing t. • W believer this question 'ca to be dile cusied, it woeld not be on the point of convenieticy to the Revenne; but of justice, Vs In u the sablect Was forMerlY agitated, the ditlieulty that occurred' him was, what distinClion 'ought . to be drawn be tween the British subject and the Foreigner, end he could not. see why the latter ought to be exempted , from bearing a part of the public burden with the former. :The pledge of Parliament had been mis understood. It was that the funded property, which was most easily come at,, should, not be made the preininent object of taxation, , And not but when it was taxed in general', with every other species of .property in the country, he. could see no ground for intposing it altogether on British subjects. He would' net, however, enter into the discussion of the subje& no*. At this late period of the Session, when it was said the House ought not to be called • for a decision, he thought it equally inconsistent to call on them for a pledge, .wiiiett was to bind them next Session. It was therefore the: impropriety of the time, which tailed on him to oppose the mo non. Mr. Tzzausr. 'said this queetion :had frequently been agitated, and always decided in favour of the tOreigner. The tereigeer would Wink s if we mode I him pay the iocotne tax'mw. we oviy spared laitll i cI ;{ t' ,~ :~ ;i IT the rate of five:per cent' it net wth ftr tuake!blen liable to i s . .operation, , t,But noir, amounted- to per cents! it, vptared to us-art jeer importance, and I hst ettcuttitance4lti4iltiitited our pity.. He thought such a changeitt ,our'eottaktok would operate: to our disacivan: tgen,-,45 !0 ..Refs did formerly against 4r.-stice.. He did not-think the foreigner, who had i-beed 116 fortune in!utirnft.ntis; relying on the good faith , of die conntry,-.c.)tight.tO be forced :to pay the inc;utitt tax, or NO', out•ai gi e..t loss; but holm(' noohjectilm to the duty being int. posed on all future purchascs. Mr. FULLER explained,: n • • . . • ...Mr. DENT 1110tIghl •toreignenc, in,aeposit:ng their ,motley in Our futios, .consolted their. ov. n iurercst only, and therefore Ought to be liable to alt.:lacuna* :tax.. • . - • .. ~ • . . . .. . Mr. H. THOR NroNl Spoke On the &nue side. Mr. HOwORTH briefly repited io • h.- Os. rvaliotla of . the saeral spealar.; and col eluded %;•ith pressing a wish to withdraw his Mutioti tut lila present: • • - • Mr. TIERISTEY and Sir THOMAS TJIV. ON SeVela, y explained. • The Motion was withdrawn. TI EAVY WITEI AMERICA. ILord H. PETTY rose, pursuant to hi., notice, to move for certain .papers :relating to the attack on the Chesapeak, in addition to ttio , ,e,Beady on, the r as. ble. The instruCtions given to Mr. Erhkine on that subjeet, he thought, ought to b, pradtictil, as Well as the communication he roust necessarily has e mad* ' to ,Government,_ eXplaining the mottt es i ht:i !e -vent conduat,'lor without them, no judgnitlit could 4 be formed of thedegvee in which he had violated hig, instructions, er indeed of the ii,etteral conduct of the • American GOvernment. lt.was rte ee,iary that the House should be informed of the ithtrudions givert to Mr. Erskine' on the subjeel of the attack on the Chesapeak, he would therefore make thAllte Jra ofa motion. If the might Hon. Ger.iietuan posite, from information which, he might possess; but which•he (Lord H. Petty) had not, Nhocilil state to the House, Mat the instrulaioris given to that Gentleman could not be made public without d.rtri-i 'Tient to the public service; he would not press . his motion for the present, but•the communication from Mr. Erskine, in which he assigned his matives for , making those arrangements with America, wli;th had excited so much attention, be thought of audit importance, that it ought to be immediately laid on their table. The Noble Lord concluilettby moving " That there be laid before the House a copy of the i struiions given to Mr. Erskine on the suhject at• the attack on the Chesapeak, as also any comtuunication that his Ma jesty's Ministers alight be possessed 'of from Mr. lirskinei explaining his motives for making the latearrangements America." Mr. CANNING . thought the reasons he should give , for not concurring with the Motion, would be satis fadory; to the Noble Lord. It had been rumoured abroad that Mr. Erskine had not departed from his instructions; he thotight it was pro v er. to prove to this ; cOuntry, to America, nod to :he Work!, th a t such a report'.was not 'founded in fad. r).'he 1,161, . Whether' the arrangeinents be had 'Made, Niece or Were not in conformity to the instrud ions he bid re. ' Celved, 'was the point in question How tar (has: arrangementa might be improved Might . be betel:ter the iiubjed of t onsicieration. The piiptrs :Already prodticcd were, he thiaight, Sufficient to si:os;an tiate the bet of Mr. ErSkine'S having gone ht-yon,l Ws . instructions. The litoliriety of giving io stru6.:l ions miglit become a politiLai - (1(1e:ohm !tilt that the arrangements 'he had spade v'icie rised the instructions he had feceivcd, the d„ cu . ments already before them, be tbottght, completely established. When the intelligence of the arrange. merits entered into With America first acne over, not transmitted' by 'the: Minister ttr Governinertt, but through the medium, of thetee thetrnricatplupiztt, and by them immediately laid e only remained for Ministers to acknowledge a treaty, the conclusion of Which the Instrudions given by theM did not 'authorise; or disavow it altogether. It had accordingly been .stated 'by theM, that it was not sant - tic:men by the InstruCtions - they, had issued but nothing liarl'been said with reJpe4 to thecen dua of 'Mr. Erskine that i_.'oultl• be avoided while they did justice to theitiselves. It had been said, that probably ,Mr. Erskine had received some verbal assurances from the Atnetican Govermnent which,' in ,hiti own °pluton, might justify him in concluding• sncls a treaty. - He did trot know what 'verbal assurances 'he might have received; but that verbal 'assurances thoUld be taken in t a ease of 'such importance, he thought, was more than any Go vernment could expeft, or than any Ministers would consent to. 'Of the throe points laid doWn as the , price of the repeal of our Orders in Ceuntil not one : in p d ro d p o b s y i t i M on r. s had been Obtained by the treaty cPrl Erskine. Dien the sine q.na non of acre hadoorbeen gained. With respeCt to E'igland's being left At liberty to capture American vessels trading to the ports of her enemies, the accepting that as,acon cession was merely courtesy on our part. Whatever might be the laws of America with respea 'to; the Belligerent Powers, Great ILri sls t :e iti t h )te .r r right of captoring neutral ensnares wheit In a slate of blockade, and capture them she would. The ilistr'udions en t o -Mr. Erskine, with respect to the'' Non-intercourse and riori-importation itts, s ' hid two disilott branches. It was not enough that those acts ceased to re . Main in force* Against England, but it was far ther to be stipulated that they should remain in force against •Franee, and those PoWers who %vete under her intim:nee: It might .be said, that Great Britain was put out from the number of those, to whom those acts were to extend, while ?ranee re ivained one of 'them. But it should berememberekt, this" Non-intercourse and Noriiinportati o n Acb . • were but temporary measures. They were to pirion theeoth of May. Through the treaty, there fore, concluded by Mr. Erskine,' we might be tna,le to pay for the repeal,of .it, by recalling oar Or..lers in Council,' while France would enjoy the advantages resulting from it for nothing'' at all. It - was there . fere necessary that some pleoge should be given that those atts would be renewed, and continuer"' in i;;;‘, against France, otherwise while we paid all the ex ' -pence our enemies might 'reap hall the benefit.-- For America by the Treaty concluded teal 111;T bound to continue thUrie acts against France, aNt perhaps at the present time her ports were as oprli to the French ns to the English. Was it to t , e posed his Majesty's Ministers - could n'iree t., with ' draw those rrolistory.rnemays which they bad been